Norse Flashcards

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Yggdrasil

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World tree, all connects the nine worlds ?except for muspellheim?

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Odin

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All father, god of wisdom, magic, and poetry- has breast plant- serious for he knows the end-Gungnir spear/trident, dropnir rings- doesn’t eat- one eye- 2 wolves 2 ravens 8 legged horse- Valkyrie

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Sleipnir

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Odin’s 8 legged horse, Loki’s child

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Midgard

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The world/land of men

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Tyr

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God of battles, legal matters, and assemblies- Fenrir bits off his hand “one hand god”
(Tuesday)

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Svartalfheim

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Dark elves land

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Balder

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Most beloved god, first to die, Odin and Frigga- makes all things swear not o harm him except mistletoe- Loki knows this all the gods throw thing at him, nothing harms him- Hoder, brother, blind, Loki gives him mistletoe and he throws it killing him instantly, the all beg hel, they have to morn, Loki refuses put in cave with acid snake

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Asgard

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Home to aesir gods home to dead/resting place

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9
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Vanaheim

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Home of vanir gods

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Jotunheim

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Home of jotuns

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Loki

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Son of giant, raised by Odin and frigga, malice, cunning, god of wickedness, trickster, weird children

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Freya

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Goddess of love and beauty, twins, vanir god
(Friday)

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13
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Heimdall

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Protector of the bifrost

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Hoder

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Balders brother, kills him on accident , blind, son of Odin and Fregga

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15
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Valhalla

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The training hall, people who have died go train for ragnarok

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16
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Jotuns

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Giants, live in jotunheim

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Valkyries

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Under odins rule, ride wolves, have to have died from- child birth, in battle, die with husband

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Aesir

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Top gods, ones who live in Asgard

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Frigga

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Wife to Odin, known for wisdom

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Hugin

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One of Odin ravens- thought

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Helheim

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The home of hel (underworld)

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Hel

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Ruler of helheim, Loki’s daughter, half woman who’s beautiful and half void

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Ragnarok

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Day of doom, twilight of the gods, evil wins, gotterdamerung, jotuns,

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Fenrir

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Loki’s son, wolf, get out ruin everything

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Weregild

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The payment for unjust killing

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Munin

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One of Odin birds, represent memory

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Niflheim

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Land/Home of ice

28
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Runes

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Norse writing, connected to magic

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Gungnir

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Odins spear, throws it and everyone between him and the spear drops dead

30
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Nibelung

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Troll that guards gold
Tribe/family (volsunga saga)

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Ginungagap

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Canyon/void the world was created

32
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Sigfried

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Sinfioltli’s son, died tragically, betrayed

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Strong hold of the giants

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Uptgard

34
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Ratatoskr

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Norse squirrel, up and down the tree, spread rumors

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Nidhog

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Serpent that crews on the world tree roots

36
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Jormungand

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Thors greatest enemy, Midgard snake

37
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Freyr

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God of fertility, freya’s twin

38
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Skrol

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Wolf that chases the sun, world will end when catches

39
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Garm

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Guards helhiem